Dragon Fruit (SW 6855)
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Dragon Fruit (SW 6855) is a deep, neutral red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dragon Fruit
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dragon Fruit by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Dragon Fruit, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Razzle Dazzle | 1348 | 20.7 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Ballerina Tutu | P130-6 | 22.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pink Burst | 1003-1A | 24 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cherry Pink | 1183-6 | 22 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Dragon Fruit (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Dragon Fruit
Darker than Dragon Fruit
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6855 |
| Hex | #CC617F |
| RGB | 204, 97, 127 |
| HSL | 343°, 51%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.0, 45.5, 3.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dragon Fruit (SW 6855), published as #CC617F
#BD587D
#DC6A7F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dragon Fruit (SW 6855)?
- Dragon Fruit has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dragon Fruit is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dragon Fruit in another brand?
- Ballerina Tutu (Behr P130-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dragon Fruit warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dragon Fruit as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.